CN107467698A - A kind of foster cattle feed device - Google Patents
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- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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- B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
- B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of foster cattle feed device, including frame, the second installing plate is fixedly connected with the madial wall of described frame one end, motor is fixedly connected with second installing plate, rotating shaft is connected with the motor, the side of second installing plate is provided with the first storage tank, and one end of first storage tank is fixedly connected in the side wall of frame, and the other end of first storage tank is connected with the second feeding pipe.Present invention operation simple in construction is easy, pass through push rod, pin and the isostructural interaction of the first storage tank, so that push rod is moved down so as to realize that raw material enters coarse adjustment, isostructural interaction is covered by the second feeding pipe, threaded rod and work shape, so that briquetting moves down, realize that raw material enters fine tuning.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to cowboying equipment technical field, more particularly to a kind of foster cattle feed device.
Background technology
In recent years, the raiser of nationwide carrys out my plant's investigation and introduced a fine variety, and have received can for livestock-raising field
The economic benefit and social benefit of sight, receive praising highly for brainstrust, and large-scale vaccary is that the stalk of Ministry of Agriculture's approval is supported
Demonstration Base is raiseeed, province's herding Room, the approval of bureau of animal husbandry of city, is that current Jining coalfield breeding stock is maximum directly under fixed point, kind is most complete,
Strongest " steer ration tap Demonstration Enterprise ".Jining City's beef cattle Breeding base, various kind beef cattles are bred every year up to ten
More than ten thousand only（Head）, the feed in existing cowboying factory is all much mixed fodder, but traditional mixed fodder is for liquid
Addition and mixing are all manual operations, mainly by artificial experience, so easily cause batch mixing uneven in operation, so as to hold
Easily cause that feed is uneven, so as to influence the growth of herding, while raw material easily causes batch mixing inequality.
The content of the invention
The invention aims to solve shortcoming present in prior art, such as：Traditional mixed fodder is for liquid
Addition and mixing be all manual operation, mainly by artificial experience, so easily cause batch mixing uneven in operation, so as to
Easily cause that feed is uneven, so as to influence the growth of herding, while raw material easily causes batch mixing inequality, and the breeding proposed
Cattle feed device.
To achieve these goals, present invention employs following technical scheme：
A kind of foster cattle feed device, including frame, the second installing plate, institute are fixedly connected with the madial wall of described frame one end
State and motor is fixedly connected with the second installing plate, be connected with rotating shaft on the motor, the one of second installing plate
Side is provided with the first storage tank, and one end of first storage tank is fixedly connected in the side wall of frame, first storage tank
The other end is connected with the second feeding pipe, is connected with dividing plate in first storage tank, on the dividing plate it is equidistant be interspersed with it is multiple
Pin, the both sides of the pin are arranged with gripping mechanism, and the 3rd installing plate, the 3rd peace are fixedly connected with the pin
The side of loading board is symmetrically fixedly connected with spring lever, and the other end of the spring lever is connected to the side of dividing plate, the dividing plate
Side is provided with push rod, and one end of the push rod passes through the side wall of frame and is connected with handle, the opposite side of second installing plate
Provided with the second feeding pipe, one end of second feeding pipe is fixedly connected on the madial wall of frame, in second feeding pipe
Provided with briquetting, the side of the briquetting is fixedly connected with rope, and one end of the rope is wrapped with work shape set, and the work shape is put
Threaded rod is interspersed with, the threaded rod is rotatably connected in the side wall of frame, and one end of second feeding pipe is connected with first
Feeding pipe, first feeding pipe and the second feeding pipe are connected with feed tank, and the both ends of the feed tank are fixedly connected on frame
Side wall on, two rotating disks are interspersed with the rotating shaft, are fixedly connected with multiple first installing plates on the rotating disk, described first
Cutting knife is symmetrically connected with installing plate, the fodder tube is provided with valve, and the bottom of the frame is provided with collecting box, the frame
Side wall be provided with sliding door, it is described sliding door connection fodder tube.
Preferably, the gripping mechanism includes spring, and the dividing plate is provided with the mounting groove to match with spring, the bullet
One end of spring is connected on the inwall of mounting groove, and the other end of the spring is connected with fixture block, and first is socketed with the fixture block
Limiting plate, first limiting plate are connected in mounting groove.
Preferably, rubber blanket is wrapped with the handle, the rubber blanket is provided with anti-slip veins.
Preferably, the side of the collecting box is arranged with groove, is connected with the second limiting plate in the groove, and described
The side of two limiting plates is fixedly connected in the side wall of frame.
Preferably, the upper end side wall of the frame is provided with mounting bracket, and pulley is rotatably connected on the mounting bracket, described
Rope is around being connected on pulley.
Preferably, cavity is provided with the briquetting, the cavity is provided with balancing weight.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows：Operation simple in construction is easy, by push rod, pin and
The isostructural interaction of first storage tank so that push rod is moved down so as to realize that raw material enters coarse adjustment, passes through the second pan feeding
Pipe, threaded rod and work shape cover isostructural interaction so that briquetting moves down, and realizes that raw material enters fine tuning.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a kind of positive structure schematic of foster cattle feed device proposed by the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the partial enlargement structural representation of A in Fig. 1.
In figure：1 frame, 2 first feeding pipes, 3 first installing plates, 4 rotating disks, 5 cutting knifes, 6 valves, 7 collecting boxs, 8 feed tanks,
9 rotating shafts, 10 second feeding pipes, 11 first storage tanks, 12 push rods, 13 second installing plates, 14 briquettings, 15 work shape sets, 16 threaded rods,
17 second feeding pipes, 18 pins, 19 dividing plates, 20 gripping mechanisms, 21 spring levers, 22 the 3rd installing plates.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is carried out clear, complete
Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiment is only part of the embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiments.
In the description of the invention, it is to be understood that term " on ", " under ", "front", "rear", "left", "right",
The orientation or position relationship of the instruction such as " top ", " bottom ", " interior ", " outer " are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, are only
Described for the ease of description is of the invention with simplified, rather than the device or element of instruction or hint meaning must be with specifically sides
Position, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore be not considered as limiting the invention.
Reference picture 1-2, a kind of foster cattle feed device, including frame 1, it is fixedly connected with the madial wall of the one end of frame 1
Second installing plate 13, motor is fixedly connected with the second installing plate 13, rotating shaft 9, the second installation are connected with motor
The side of plate 13 is provided with the first storage tank 11, and one end of the first storage tank 11 is fixedly connected in the side wall of frame 1, the first storing
The other end of tank 11 is connected with the second feeding pipe 10, is connected with dividing plate 19 in the first storage tank 11, equidistant interspersed on dividing plate 19
Have multiple pins 18, the both sides of pin 18 are arranged with gripping mechanism 20, and gripping mechanism 20 includes spring, dividing plate 19 be provided with
The mounting groove that spring matches, one end of spring are connected on the inwall of mounting groove, and the other end of spring is connected with fixture block, fixture block
On be socketed with the first limiting plate, the first limiting plate is connected in mounting groove, can be blocked pin 18 using spring and fixture block, side
Just pin 18 moves back and forth, and the 3rd installing plate 22 is fixedly connected with pin 18, the side of the 3rd installing plate 22 is symmetrically fixed
Spring lever 21 is connected with, the other end of spring lever 21 is connected to the side of dividing plate 19, and the side of dividing plate 19 is provided with push rod 12, push rod
12 one end passes through the side wall of frame 1 and is connected with handle, rubber blanket is wrapped with handle, rubber blanket is provided with anti-slip veins, just
In the movement of push rod 12, the opposite side of the second installing plate 13 is provided with the second feeding pipe 17, and one end of the second feeding pipe 17, which is fixed, to be connected
It is connected on the madial wall of frame 1, briquetting 14 is provided with the second feeding pipe 17, is provided with cavity in briquetting 14, cavity is provided with counterweight
Block, it is easy to briquetting 14 to move down, the side of briquetting 14 is fixedly connected with rope, and one end of rope is wrapped with work shape set 15, machine
The upper end side wall of frame 1 is provided with mounting bracket, and pulley is rotatably connected on mounting bracket, and rope avoids rope from rubbing around being connected on pulley
Nuzzle up and cross, reduce the service life of rope, be interspersed with threaded rod 16 on work shape set 15, threaded rod 16 is rotatably connected on frame 1
In side wall, one end of the second feeding pipe 17 is connected with the first feeding pipe 2, and the first feeding pipe 2 and the second feeding pipe 10 are connected with feeding
Batch can 8, the both ends of feed tank 8 are fixedly connected in the side wall of frame 1, and two rotating disks 4 are interspersed with rotating shaft 9, are fixed on rotating disk 4
Multiple first installing plates 3 are connected with, cutting knife 5 is symmetrically connected with the first installing plate 3, fodder tube 8 is provided with valve 6, frame 1
Bottom is provided with collecting box 7, and the side of collecting box 7 is arranged with groove, the second limiting plate is connected with groove, the second limiting plate
Side is fixedly connected in the side wall of frame 1, convenient positioning calibration, is easily installed, and the side wall of frame 1 is provided with sliding door, sliding door
Connect fodder tube 8.
In the present invention, when user uses the device, by the way that push rod 12 is moved down, when push rod 12 encounters pin 18
When, stop push rod 12 and move, raw material is entered into storage tank 8 by the second feeding pipe 10, thick charging is realized, continues to push hard push rod
12 can cause pin 18 to move, and then spring lever 21 be extended, can be in spring lever 21 when push rod 12 continues to move to
Under resilience, pin 18 is resetted, threaded rod 21 is then rotated and work shape set 15 is rotated, crush block 14 moves down, and realizes essence
Larger feed, is then put into storage tank 8, then opens motor, allow rotating shaft 9 to rotate by charging, drives rotating disk 4 to revolve
Turn, then cutting knife 5 is rotated fodder laceration.
Claims (6)
1. a kind of foster cattle feed device, including frame（1）, it is characterised in that the frame（1）It is fixed on the madial wall of one end
It is connected with the second installing plate（13）, second installing plate（13）Motor is inside fixedly connected with, is connected on the motor
It is connected to rotating shaft（9）, second installing plate（13）Side be provided with the first storage tank（11）, first storage tank（11）One
End is fixedly connected on frame（1）Side wall on, first storage tank（11）The other end be connected with the second feeding pipe（10）, institute
State the first storage tank（11）Inside it is connected with dividing plate（19）, the dividing plate（19）It is above equidistant to be interspersed with multiple pins（18）, it is described
Pin（18）Both sides be arranged with gripping mechanism（20）, the pin（18）On be fixedly connected with the 3rd installing plate（22）, institute
State the 3rd installing plate（22）Side be symmetrically fixedly connected with spring lever（21）, the spring lever（21）The other end be connected to every
Plate（19）Side, the dividing plate（19）Side be provided with push rod（12）, the push rod（12）One end pass through frame（1）Side
Wall is simultaneously connected with handle, second installing plate（13）Opposite side be provided with the second feeding pipe（17）, second feeding pipe
（17）One end be fixedly connected on frame（1）Madial wall on, second feeding pipe（17）It is interior to be provided with briquetting（14）, the pressure
Block（14）Side be fixedly connected with rope, one end of the rope is wrapped with work shape set（15）, the work shape set（15）On wear
It is inserted with threaded rod（16）, the threaded rod（16）It is rotatably connected on frame（1）Side wall on, second feeding pipe（17）One
End is connected with the first feeding pipe（2）, first feeding pipe（2）With the second feeding pipe（10）It is connected with feed tank（8）, the feeding
Batch can（8）Both ends be fixedly connected on frame（1）Side wall on, the rotating shaft（9）On be interspersed with two rotating disks（4）, described turn
Disk（4）On be fixedly connected with multiple first installing plates（3）, first installing plate（3）On be symmetrically connected with cutting knife（5）, it is described
Fodder tube（8）It is provided with valve（6）, the frame（1）Bottom be provided with collecting box（7）, the frame（1）Side wall be provided with
Sliding door, the sliding door connection fodder tube（8）.
A kind of 2. foster cattle feed device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the gripping mechanism（20）Including bullet
Spring, the dividing plate（19）The mounting groove to match with spring is provided with, one end of the spring is connected on the inwall of mounting groove,
The other end of the spring is connected with fixture block, and the first limiting plate is socketed with the fixture block, and first limiting plate is connected to peace
In tankage.
3. a kind of foster cattle feed device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that be wrapped with rubber on the handle
Pad, the rubber blanket are provided with anti-slip veins.
A kind of 4. foster cattle feed device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the collecting box（7）Side pair
Title is provided with groove, the second limiting plate is connected with the groove, the side of second limiting plate is fixedly connected on frame（1）'s
In side wall.
A kind of 5. foster cattle feed device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the frame（1）Upper end side wall
Mounting bracket is provided with, is rotatably connected to pulley on the mounting bracket, the rope is around being connected on pulley.
A kind of 6. foster cattle feed device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the briquetting（14）It is interior to be provided with sky
Chamber, the cavity are provided with balancing weight.
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